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Order of Business Monday 6th December 1999

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Notes:
* indicates a question for oral answer.
[R] indicates that the Member has declared a relevant interest.
Questions for oral answer not reached receive a written answer.
Supplementary questions will also be asked. Other Ministers may also answer.

+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.


2.30 p.m.Prayers
Afterwards 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
*1 Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North):    If he will make a statement on progress made in combating racism in the police force.
(99676)
*2 Mr Martin Salter (Reading West):    If he will make a statement about reform of electoral procedure and voting systems.
(99677)
*3 Jane Griffiths (Reading East):    How much the Government is investing in programmes to provide constructive regimes for prisoners.
(99678)
*4 Mr Ivan Henderson (Harwich):    How much money the Government is investing nationally in CCTV systems.
(99679)
*5 Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    What assessment he has made of the level of overcrowding in Norwich Prison.
(99680)
*6 Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough):    If he will make it his policy to increase the number of special constables.
(99681)
*7 Mrs Betty Williams (Conwy):    What proposals he has for improving the service provided by the United Kingdom Passport Agency.
(99682)
*8 Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough):    What steps his Department is taking to combat racism in the public sector.
(99683)
*9 Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):    What assessment he has made of the impact on police numbers in Lancashire of his projected financial allocations to the county's force for 2000-01.
(99684)
*10 Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden):    What consultations he has held with the Magistrates' Association on the implementation of the orders made available by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
(99685)
*11 Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham):    How many local child curfew orders have been issued under the provisions of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
(99686)
*12 Ms Margaret Moran (Luton South):    What steps the Government is taking to ensure that (a) children and (b) other members of the public are protected from sex offenders.
(99687)
*13 Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):    What measures he is taking to reduce police response times in rural areas.
(99688)
*14 Mr Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath and Crayford):    If he will list the Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (a) granted by the courts and (b) currently applied for.
(99689)
*15 Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):    If he will make a statement on the time taken to determine whether an individual has the right to remain in the UK, having first entered on a visitor's visa.
(99690)
*16 Mr Peter Bradley (The Wrekin):    What the current backlog and turn-around times are for passport applications at the United Kingdom Passport Agency.
(99691)
*17 Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    What steps are being taken to investigate British Stasi spies information about whom has been discovered in the Berlin Stasi archive.
(99692)
*18 Maria Eagle (Liverpool, Garston):    What measures he proposes to increase the confidence of the public and the courts in the use of community sentences.
(99693)
*19 Mrs Sylvia Heal (Halesowen and Rowley Regis):    If he will make a statement on the level of activity of crime and disorder partnerships.
(99694)
*20 Mr Phil Sawford (Kettering):    What proposals he has for improving the service provided by the United Kingdom Passport Agency.
(99695)
*21 Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    When Oakington Detention Centre will be opened.
(99696)
*22 Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome):    How many information technology projects currently being implemented, for which his Department is responsible, are behind schedule.
(99697)
*23 Mr Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs):    What steps he is taking to reduce the number of car thefts; and if he will make a statement.
(99698)
*24 Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey):    When he intends to make changes to the public house licensing regime.
(99699)
*25 Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath):    What plans he has to encourage an increase in the proportion of time spent by police officers on fighting crime.
(99701)
*26 Ms Linda Perham (Ilford North):    If he will make a statement on progress in reform of electoral procedure.
(99702)
*27 Ms Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire):    What steps the Government is taking to ensure that children and other members of the public are protected from sex offenders.
(99704)
*28 Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):    What progress has been reported to him by the Metropolitan Police in the case of WPC Yvonne Fletcher.
(99705)
*29 Caroline Flint (Don Valley):    What the current backlog and turn-around times for passport applications are at the United Kingdom Passport Agency.
(99706)
*30 Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet):    If he will make a statement on the outcome to date of the policy of dispersal of refugees.
(99707)
*31 Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):    What steps the Government is taking to ensure the elderly are protected from burglaries.
(99708)
*32 Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet):    If he will make a statement about the current number of officers in the Metropolitan Police.
(99709)
*33 Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):    If he will make a statement about the operation of the health service in prisons.
(99710)
*34 Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):    What representations his Department has received on the number of people, in the last year for which figures are available, who opted for a trial by jury, as opposed to a magistrate, who changed their plea before the trial commenced.
(99711)
*35 Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    What research findings he has obtained concerning abuse of the right to elect for trial by jury in either-way cases.
(99712)
*36 Mr John Grogan (Selby):    When he intends to make changes to the public house licensing regime.
(99713)
*37 Ann Coffey (Stockport):    What recent discussions he has had with the Department of Health on the matter of severe personality disorder.
(99714)
*38 Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West):    If he will make a statement on police resources in Greater Manchester.
(99715)

At 3.30 p.m.Private Notice Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any)
Main Business
+  1   GOVERNMENT RESOURCES AND ACCOUNTS BILL:    Second Reading.    [Until 10.00 p.m.]
 Mr William Hague
Mr Francis Maude
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Oliver Letwin [R]
Mr Howard Flight
Mr James Arbuthnot
 
        That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Government Resources and Accounts Bill because, although great benefit can be derived from the construction of a proper balance sheet for the public sector and from proper rules for clear, simple and rigorously-defined government accounts, the Bill gives unfettered discretion to the Treasury, establishes no clear principles for the accounting of income or expenditure, will permit the Treasury to continue to omit large public assets and liabilities from the national balance sheet, and hence represents a missed opportunity to make much-needed improvements in the compilation and presentation of government accounts.
Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.
+  2   GOVERNMENT RESOURCES AND ACCOUNTS BILL [MONEY]:    Queen's Recommendation signified.    [No debate]
 Mr Stephen Timms
        That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Government Resources and Accounts Bill, it is expedient to authorise--
        (1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred by the Treasury under the Act;
        (2) refunds of money paid into the Consolidated Fund as the result of an error;
        (3) the charging on and payment out of the Consolidated Fund of sums required for fulfilling guarantees given by the Treasury;
        (4) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money provided by Parliament under any other Act; and
        (5) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
+  3   AGRICULTURE    [No debate]
 Mr Nicholas Brown
        That the draft Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000, which were laid before this House on 17th November, be approved.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
+  4   TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT    [No debate]
 Mr Secretary Byers
        That the draft Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999, which were laid before this House on 22nd November, be approved.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
5   AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE    [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
 Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
        That Ms Sally Keeble and Mrs Diana Organ be discharged from the Agriculture Committee and Mr David Borrow and Mr David Drew be added to the Committee.
If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
6   CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT COMMITTEE    [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
 Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
        That Mrs Diana Organ be added to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee.
If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
7   DEFENCE COMMITTEE    [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
 Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
        That Ms Dari Taylor be discharged from the Defence Committee and Mr Stephen Hepburn be added to the Committee.
If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
8   ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE    [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
 Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
        That Dr Alan Whitehead be discharged from the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee and Mr Hilary Benn be added to the Committee.
If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
9   HOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEE    [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
 Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
        That Mr Chris Mullin be discharged from the Home Affairs Committee and Mr Ian Cawsey be added to the Committee.
If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
10   SOCIAL SECURITY COMMITTEE    [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
 Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
        That Mr David Crausby be added to the Social Security Committee.
If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
At the end of the sitting:
11   ADJOURNMENT
 
        Proposed subject: Application of integrated transport policy in Weston-Super-Mare     (Mr Brian Cotter).
        Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).

COMMITTEE MEETINGS
STANDING COMMITTEES
1   First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation 4.30 p.m. Room 9 (public)
        To consider the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers Etc.) (No. 2) Order 1999.
2   Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation 4.30 p.m. Room 11 (public)
        To consider the draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1999.
SELECT COMMITTEES
3   Treasury 4.00 p.m.
4.15 p.m.
Room 15 (private)
(public)
        Subject: International Monetary Fund.
        Witnesses: Mr Martin Wolf, Mr Robert Gray and Mr Charles Wyplosz.
4   Public Accounts 4.30 p.m. Room 16 (public)
        Subject: HM Customs & Excise: Improving VAT Assurance and matters arising from earlier reports.
        Witnesses: Dame Valerie Strachan, Chairman, Mr Mike Norgrove, Director, Operational Policy, Mr Terry Byrne, Director, Fraud and Intelligence, HM Customs and Excise.
JOINT COMMITTEE
5   Joint Committee on a Special Procedure Order 10.30 a.m.
2.00 p.m.
Room 4 (public)
(public)
        Subject: City of Stoke-on-Trent Tunstall Northern By-Pass Local Government Act Compulsory Purchase Order 1997.
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

Written Questions tabled on Friday 3rd December for answer today++
1  
  
Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on those detained by the police during the state visit of the President of China to the UK.
(101891)

MEMORANDUM
CHRISTMAS ADJOURNMENT 1999-2000
TABLING DATES FOR QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER
Under Standing Order No. 22(8), the Speaker has appointed the following dates for tabling of Questions for oral answer on the first ten sitting days after the Christmas adjournment.
Date of tablingDate for answerDepartments etc.
Monday 13 DecemberMonday 10 JanuarySocial Security
Tuesday 14 DecemberTuesday 11 JanuaryEnvironment, Transport and the Regions
Wednesday 15 DecemberWednesday 12 January
Wednesday 19 January
Northern Ireland
Prime Minister Wales
Prime Minister
Thursday 16 DecemberThursday 13 January
Thursday 20 January
Agriculture
Solicitor General
Education and Employment
Monday 20 DecemberMonday 17 JanuaryHome Office
Tuesday 21 DecemberTuesday 18 JanuaryForeign and Commonwealth
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER ON A NAMED DAY
The latest time for tabling a Question for written answer on a named day before the Christmas adjournment is 7.30 p.m. (or the rising of the House if earlier) on Thursday 16 December.The following dates have been specified for minimum notice for named day written questions for answer on the first three days after the adjournment:
Time for tablingFor answer on
4.30 p.m. on Wednesday 5 JanuaryMonday 10 January and Tuesday 11 January
4.30 p.m. on Friday 7 JanuaryWednesday 12 January

 
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